FALLS CHURCH, Va. -- Approximately 2.7% of the stockkeeping units delivered by wholesale grocers exceed the 50-pound maximum weight recommended by industry guidelines, according to a study recently released by the National-American Wholesale Grocers' Association-International Foodservice Distributors Association Food Distribution Safety Committee.
mmunications for NAWGA here. "The volume can really add up."
Galen said the committee plans to contact the manufacturers whose cases were found to exceed the industry limits to see if they can rectify the problem.
According to a set of 1988 industry guidelines, manufacturers should target case weights at 45 pounds without exceeding 50 pounds, he said.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration also has cited cases weighing more than 50 pounds as hazardous to the health of workers who handle them, he said.
